Hisar-i Shadman ({{Lang-fa, هسار شدمان, Ḥeşar-e Šadman) refers to the ancient territory of Šuman, lying north of the
Oxus
The Amu Darya, tk, Amyderýa/ uz, Amudaryo// tg, Амударё, Amudaryo ps, , tr, Ceyhun / Amu Derya grc, Ὦξος, Ôxos (also called the Amu, Amo River and historically known by its Latin name or Greek ) is a major river in Central Asi ...
, between the Zamel and the Qobazian rivers, which are tributaries of the Oxus. It is located it what was known as
Transoxiana
Transoxiana or Transoxania (Land beyond the Oxus) is the Latin name for a region and civilization located in lower Central Asia roughly corresponding to modern-day eastern Uzbekistan, western Tajikistan, parts of southern Kazakhstan, parts of Tu ...
.
Ismail I was granted a letter of appointment to the governorship of Hisari Shadman (c. 1510) after his famous victory at
Merv
Merv ( tk, Merw, ', مرو; fa, مرو, ''Marv''), also known as the Merve Oasis, formerly known as Alexandria ( grc-gre, Ἀλεξάνδρεια), Antiochia in Margiana ( grc-gre, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐν τῇ Μαργιανῇ) and ...
. Muhammad Babur Mirza was also said to have retreated to Hisari Shadman when he was unable to maintain his position against the Uzbeg sultans.
References
* Hill, Margari Aziza. "Half the World." Stanford University, School of Education Bldg. Stanford, 9 Mar. 2007.
* Beg Monshi, Eskandar. ''History of Shah 'Abbas the Great.''Vol. 1. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1978.
* Dale, Stephen and Alam Payind.
The Ahrari Waqf in Kabul in the Year 1546 and the Mughul Naqshbandiyyah. ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'' Vol. 119 (1999): 218-223.
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